Top Workplaces deadline extended

The Morning Call seeks companies for second annual Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces list.

August 09, 2013

The Lehigh Valley’s Top Workplaces program is off to an excellent start, with many companies around the region already signed up and ready to showcase their places of business as the Valley’s best places to work.

Not sure if your employer or your company is among them? Don’t fret, there’s still time to do something about it. We decided to extend the deadline for company nominations until Sept. 6.

We know there are plenty of top employers in the Lehigh Valley and we’d like to hear about them. Building on the success of its inaugural 2013 Top Workplaces special report, published in March, The Morning Call has again teamed up with its research partner, WorkplaceDynamics LLC, for its second annual Top Workplaces list.

Anyone, including employees, CEOs or customers, can nominate a potential top workplace. Nominations are open to all employers in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe and Berks counties with at least 35 employees. It doesn’t matter if the workplace is for-profit or nonprofit, privately owned or publicly held or a government agency. Companies will be surveyed July through mid-September.

Workplaces are evaluated by their employees using a short, confidential survey developed by WorkplaceDynamics, which conducts Top Workplaces surveys with more than 35 metro newspapers. In 2012, the company surveyed more than 1.7 million employees.

A top workplace is one that operates successfully and provides good pay and benefits. But there’s more to it than that: In a great job environment, the employees are engaged because they have confidence in their bosses, know their mission, feel appreciated and have opportunities for career development.

If those traits describe your company, or one that you know, tell us about it! Here’s your chance to showcase all the hard work that goes into your company every day.

There is no fee to participate and there is no application process. Every organization that takes part will receive confidential feedback about its workplace. Companies with more than 1,000 employees nationwide also may be considered for a national Top Workplaces program.

To nominate a company, go to http://mcall.com/nominate or call 610-628-0921. To see a video recap of the inaugural event in February at Allentown’s Miller Symphony Hall, go to http://mcall.com/workplaces-recap. There, the 2013 Top Workplaces winners were unveiled in front of more than 200 people in the Lehigh Valley business community.